Meet the Sniper

[dont_ingest]

[On a rooftop near you, a tall gangly alien is lining up shots on the zombies in the distance. Between bursts of fire, he's seems to be talking to someone. Or. Trying to talk to someone, anyway.]

Shepard do you read? Shepard, do you-shit, I've got nothing but static. This is going to be fun. Cutting communications is never a good sign.

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Comments

[ascendthethorns]

Such skill. It's a shame to see it wasted on those inept corpses.

[dont_ingest]

Thank you for the compliment, but if I'm protecting any innocent lives, then those bullets aren't wasted.

[ascendthethorns]

You overassume their strength; the greatest threat they pose is minor injury. Even that is a rare occurrence.

[dont_ingest]

Don't underestimate their strength in great numbers.

145.73

[itcamefromcamp]

You might want to consider holding your fire to conserve ammo. Remember, you can't just step out to get some more supplies whenever you want, and if you run out of ammo when they catch up to you, it'll be Game Over--

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Re: 145.73

[itcamefromcamp]

Wait, is this a Martian?!

[dont_ingest]

How did you get onto this frequency?

[itcamefromcamp]

I have equipment set up in my office at the hospital, of course.

Wait...no...if this is a Martian I don't want him coming here!

[buffleheaded]

Whatcha doing?

[dont_ingest]

Oh, just shooting down weird alien creatures with my rifle.

[buffleheaded]

Think they're mostly just dead. But weren't you just talking to yourself?

[dont_ingest]

I was trying to contact my team.

[ovoretherainbow]

[hovering by the rooftop - not where you're shooting, but where you can see him so that you aren't caught by surprise.] You new here?

[dont_ingest]

[WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU]

[ovoretherainbow]

[cocks his head at you curiously, looking about as nonthreatening as something with teeth that big can] I don't think I've seen you around before, and I'm pretty sure I'd've noticed someone who looks like you around before, ja?

[dont_ingest]

Two new species in one day.

Yes, yes, I'm new.

[tsundeer]

[AWESOME OR SCARY: WHICH ONE ARE YOU?]

[dont_ingest]

[I prefer awesome, but I'm a seven-foot dinosaur alien with half his face burnt up]

[tsundeer]

[INTIMIDATING BUT INTERESTING it is!]

W-who are you talking to...?

[dont_ingest]

Trying to reestablish radio contact with my team.

New species number three. This has to be a record.